What better way to bond than over your love for grown-up grape juice?

I recently read a post on Exposed NYC about the author’s love for champagne. “Nothing beats the bubbly, giddy high of grown-up grape juice,” she writes. I concur. It’s nice to be an age where 24 packs of Busch Light have been retired for college reunion weekends and replaced with champagne and wine–Merlots, Cab Sauvs, Rieslings and more. I love wine and have embraced it during my 20s–bike trips to wineries, dates with a bottle of wine and dinner at home, evenings in with wine, girls and reality TV, and weekdays out at wine bars in the city such as The Local Vine in Belltown or DiVino in Ballard. Ah, wine can be paired with anything, can’t it?

How about pairing it with other 20- and 30-somethings in the city? Even better if you’re single.

The wine commission started the event last year in an effort to attract the 35-and-younger age group to the world of wine. They also wanted to offer a wine event that was less expensive than their annual Taste Washington, which sells tickets at $85 a pop. Tickets for “20-Something: The New Vintage” will run a mere $40. But, alas, they’ve been sold out for months in advance. Currently, there are a few listings on Craigslist for tickets. (If you’re lucky enough to hold one of the coveted tickets, be a dear and report back here to let us know how the event goes. That way, we can plan purchasing tickets in advance next year.)

The Seattle Times thinks the party is “ripening into a must-go event for young professionals, many of whom relish a chance to mingle, sip, flirt and–oh, yes–learn more about wine.” [#]

You hear them–flirt! What better way to bond than over your love for reds! Or whites! Or blends! At least you’d be guaranteed a lifetime of a fully stocked wine cellar. Sounds pretty fulfilling to me.